When Shireen picked Carob / Chocolates / Cocoa theme for #Breadbakers, I wasn't too keen I would participate as I am not fond of chocolates at all. But a sudden Dark chocolate interest has kicked in post my dark chocolate and chocochip brownies & and I had to give this a go.

Inspired by this recipe, I halved the recipe, tweaked it a bit to suit and there it was ! Beautiful to look at, and delicious to dig into.

Mom and the rest of the family including devoured it slowly over the weekend and quite liked it. The moisture from the Zucchini, the dark chocolate melted along with the choco chips and the toasted walnuts was quite a treat !!

P.S : This Chocolate Bread also goes to my event + giveaway - Kids Delight. Do link up your eggless / vegan chocolate entries if you want to be part of the giveaway...

We couldn't taste the zucchini and the husband did a double take when I mentioned it contained the veggie. He loves healthy treats like these and went for a second serving :)

Why, even I had a slice and it wasn't bad at all, I was quite certain I am gonna make this especially for the kids, with the summer vacation around the corner and these treats are gonna keep their growling tummies happy :)

If you are a chocoholic, you dont need a reason to make this. Make sure you slice them after its cooled fully (I refrigerated it overnight - and that was the hardest part : waiting !!!). Else you may end with crumbly bits, which isn't a bad deal after all considering its fudgy, chocolatey and delicious too :)

Mix the brown sugar in oil , mix well and add curd and buttermilk , now add in the sieved flour mix (dry ingredients) in batches till there are no dry streaks.

Now fold in the choco chips and zucchini and fold well. Zucchini leaves a lot of water if left unattended so make sure you add it in last.

Immediately transfer to a lined pan and top with walnuts if using.

Bake at 165/170 C for 35-40 mins of till a toothpick comes clean.

Cool on a wire rack and slice when completely cool.

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